by
William Blake (1757 - 1827)
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
Language: English
Our translations: CAT FRE GER GER ITA
To see [a]1 World in a Grain of Sand,
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Proverbe VII", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Eine Welt zu sehn in dem Körnchen Sand", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vedere un mondo in un grano di sabbia", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English
В песчинке Мир найти сумей,
Вселенную — в цветах полей,
Зажать в ладони Бесконечность,
И в миг один увидеть Вечность.
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Set to music by Elena Olegovna Firsova (b. 1950), "Прорицание", subtitle: "Augury", op. 38 (1988), first performed 1992 [ mixed chorus and large symphony orchestra ], Boosey & Hawkes, London · Sikorski, Hamburg
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- Singable translation by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Прорицание", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-02
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